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Countdown to the 50th edition BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 
Competition always robust among local competitors! Tortola, BVI – March 20, 2023. With just one week to go, local Caribbean boats are preparing to join the 70 strong fleet for this year’s special edition – the 50th anniversary – of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. The J/130 Bad Decisions, owned and skippered by Fuzzy Stoddard from…
Read MoreChartering Great Boats for the 50th Edition of BVI Spring Regatta
Regatta first timers look forward to the ease of racing a charter boat! Tortola, BVI – March 13, 2023 – David Pritchard has been around boats and sailing his whole life. Until recently he used to run Gill North America, retiring in 2019 to well, spend more time sailing in cool…
Read MoreCape 31s to show at 50th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival.
Diverse Fleet & Near-Perfect Conditions Beckon Sailors. Tortola, BVI – March 6, 2023 – The Cape 31 is a relatively new fun sport boat quickly making waves around the world for its performance across a varied range of conditions. The boat was developed in South Africa to perform in Cape Town, one of the world’s windiest…
Read MoreWarm Water. Hot Racing. Awesome Sponsors. Parties Every Single Night.
Tortola, BVI – February 22, 2023. A golden occasion for the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival as it celebrates fifty years of sailboat racing in the pristine waters of the British Virgin Islands, the team behind this beloved Regatta are making sure that this will be the “Be All and Best” celebration. Be sure to…
Read MoreCHAMPAGNE SAILING ON THE FINAL DAY OF 49th BVI SPRING REGATTA
Conditions could not have been more perfect for the final day of racing in the 49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Sunny blue skies, breeze in the mid-teens, and temperatures in the low 80s.
Read MoreNEW KID ON THE BLOCK: Having a blast on the Cape 31
Arabella, the Cape 31 owned by Niall and Olivia Dowling, is making its Caribbean debut this season. With just 8-9 days on the water, Arabella, after day 2 racing in the 49th BVI Spring Regatta is first in class. Anthony Haines, who races and manages the boat, has been sailing with Niall since the pair…
Read MoreDAY 2: ROUND TORTOLA RACE FOR SOME; WINDWARD LEEWARDS FOR OTHERS
It was another windy day in paradise as the race committee for the 49th BVI Spring Regatta prepared to send 11 fleets out on various courses: after three days of long reaching courses, the racing boats had requested a day of windward-leeward courses, while the remainder of the fleet were happy to take a tour…
Read MoreMount Gay Race Day Throws Out Challenging Conditions
April fools or not, it was no joke on the racecourse today as eleven classes set out for two challenging races on multiple courses. Chris Haycraft, Tortola resident and long-time BVISR participant, summed up today’s conditions, “Fresh to frightening,” he claimed. “It was a steady 18-19, peaking into the 24s-25s, which going around the islands, some of those gusts coming off were quite significant. Good speeds were attained!” Haycraft and his crew took first in Sport Multihull.
Read MoreStunning New Boats Race BVI Spring Regatta for First Time
One of the many cool elements of the BVISR is the diversity among the fleet participating – most boats have a story and except for the bareboats rarely are two boats alike. Old boats, new boats, big and small. This year is no exception, it’s as if the past two years of downtime has given…
Read MoreA QUICK FOX TAKES A FIRST IN THE RACE TO FOXY’S
A steady 18 knots+ which built to 24 throughout racing, greeted the fleet for another day of competition at the 49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. An exciting start by FOX, in Racing division, saw the sleek and extremely fast Botin 52 come down hard and slide through a tight port-tacked fleet to easily…
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